Why Elon Musk Is Stepping Down from AI Safety Group He Co-Founded

Elon Musk speaks at the Tesla Design Studio on April 30, 2015, in Hawthorne, California. Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk may have a little more time on his hands (maybe), as he’s departing his spot on the board of the artificial-intelligence safety group OpenAI, according to a blog post.